When I was singing
Ooh I'd be so free
The city streets were rough but nothing scared me
As long as I could let the music flow
My dreams would safely take me where I wanted to go
And every night at ten
When I heard my mamma call
I'd say “Mamma I'll be home soon
I gotta dream just one more dream before the night is through”
One day sonny your dream will come true
For me and you
I looked right into my mamma's eyes
She always knew
From a tenement room I could see my dreams so clearly
And I'd say “Oh, I could be a star”
On a lighted stage where all the world could hear me
Mamma shouted up
“Come son, that's enough”
I'd say “Mamma I'll be down soon
It's late but can it wait, a feelings coming on”
The hungry days they'll be a thing of the past before I'm through
I could see the look in my mamma's eyes
And all along the road to day
I could hear my mamma call my name
And the answer's still the same
I gotta sing just one more song before the night is through
Now the spotlight shines and I'll never know it
How she always knew
She always knew
She always knew